The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most important is the Best Film. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors and actors. The awards were officially also called the "Felix Awards" until 1997, in reference to the former award's trophy statuette, which was replaced by a feminine statuette.
Since 1997, the European Film Awards have been held in early- to mid-December. Hosting duties have alternated between Berlin, Germany in odd-numbered years and other European cities in even-numbered years. The 33rd European Film Awards were held on 12 December 2020 as a virtual ceremony. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian films were excluded from the 2022 European Film Awards.
Ceremonies[]
| Year | Date | Venue(s) | Host(s) | Best European Film winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | December 1 | Theater des Westens, West Berlin, West Germany | Jan Niklas and Désirée Nosbusch | A Short Film About Killing |
| 1989 | November 25 | Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France | Fernando Rey and Agnès Soral | Landscape in the Midst |
| 1990 | December 2 | Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | Sheena McDonald and Melvyn Bragg | Open Doors |
| 1991 | December 1 | Babelsburg Studio, Potsdam, Germany | Désirée Nosbusch-Becker and Johannes Willms | Riff-Raff |
| 1992 | November 25 | Senta Berger and Ben Kingsley | The Stolen Children | |
| 1993 | December 4 | Fanny Ardant | Close to Eden | |
| 1994 | November 27 | Spiegeltent, Berlin, Germany | none | Lamerica |
| 1995 | November 12 | Bar jeder Vernunft, Berlin, Germany | Land and Freedom | |
| 1996 | November 8 | Blue Tent in Lützowplatz, Berlin, Germany | Breaking the Waves | |
| 1997 | December 7 | Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany | Tania Bryer | The Full Monty |
| 1998 | December 4 | Old Vic Theatre, London, England, United Kingdom | Mel Smith and Carole Bouquet | Life Is Beautiful |
| 1999 | Schiller Theater, Berlin, Germany | All About My Mother | ||
| 2000 | December 2 | Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris, France | Rupert Everett and Antoine de Caunes | Dancer in the Dark |
| 2001 | December 1 | Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany | Mel Smith | Amélie |
| 2002 | December 7 | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Rome, Italy | Asia Argento and Mel Smith | Talk to Her |
| 2003 | December 6 | Treptow Arena, Berlin, Germany | Heino Ferch | Good Bye, Lenin! |
| 2004 | December 11 | Forum Convention Center, Barcelona, Spain | Maria de Medeiros and Juanjo Puigcorbé | Head-On |
| 2005 | December 3 | Treptow Arena, Berlin, Germany | Heino Ferch | Hidden |
| 2006 | December 2 | Expo XXI Center, Warsaw, Poland | Maciej Stuhr and Sophie Marceau | The Lives of Others |
| 2007 | December 1 | Treptow Arena, Berlin, Germany | Jan Josef Liefers and Emmanuelle Béart | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days |
| 2008 | December 6 | Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Mikael Bertensen | Gomorrah |
| 2009 | December 12 | Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany | Anke Engelke | The White Ribbon |
| 2010 | December 4 | Nokia Concert Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Anke Engelke and Märt Avandi | The Ghost Writer |
| 2011 | December 3 | Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany | Anke Engelke | Melancholia |
| 2012 | December 1 | Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta | Amour | |
| 2013 | December 7 | Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany | The Great Beauty | |
| 2014 | December 13 | Latvian National Opera, Riga, Latvia | Thomas Hermanns | Ida |
| 2015 | December 12 | Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany | Youth | |
| 2016 | December 10 | National Forum of Music, Wrocław, Poland | Maciej Stuhr | Toni Erdmann |
| 2017 | December 9 | Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany | Thomas Hermanns | The Square |
| 2018 | December 15 | Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, Spain | Rossy de Palma, Ashraf Barhom, Amira Casar, Anamaria Marinca, Ivan Shvedoff and Tom Wlaschiha | Cold War |
| 2019 | December 7 | Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany | Anna Brüggemann and Aistė Diržiūtė | The Favourite |
| 2020 | December 12 | Futurium, Berlin, Germany | Steven Gätjen | Another Round |
| 2021 | December 11 | Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany | Annabelle Mandeng | Quo Vadis, Aida? |
| 2022 | December 10 | Harpa, Reykjavík, Iceland | none | Triangle of Sadness |
| 2023 | December 9 | Arena Berlin, Berlin, Germany | Britta Steffenhagen | Anatomy of a Fall |
| 2024 | December 7 | Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland | Fernando Tiberini | Emilia Pérez |
| 2025 | January 2026 | Berlin, Germany | TBA | TBA |
| 2026 | January 16, 2027 | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece | TBA | TBA |
Awards[]
| Award category | Years active | Inaugural winner | Current winner (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best European Film | 1988-present | A Short Film About Killing | Emilia Pérez |
| Best European Director | 1988-present | Wim Wenders - Wings of Desire | Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez |
| Best European Screenwriter | 1988-present | Louis Malle - Au revoir les enfants | Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez |
| Best European Actor | 1988-present | Max von Sydow - Pelle the Conqueror as Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson | Abou Sangare - Souleymane's Story as Souleymane |
| Best European Actress | 1988-present | Carmen Maura - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Pepa Marcos | Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte |
| Best European Documentary | 1989-present | Recsk 1950-1953: The Story Of A Secret Concentration Camp In Communist Hungary | No Other Land |
| Best European Animated Feature Film | 2009-present | Mia and the Migoo | Flow |
| Best European Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI | 1988-present | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Armand |
| Best European Young Audience Award | 2012-present | Kauwboy | The Remarkable Life of Ibelin |
| Best European Short Film | 1998-present | Un Jour | The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent |
| Best European Cinematography | 1989-present | Ulf Brantas and Jörgen Persson - The Women on the Roof | Benjamin Kračun - The Substance |
| Best European Editing | 1991-present | Giancarla Simoncelli - Ultrà | Juliette Welfling - Emilia Pérez |
| Best European Production Design | 1990-present | Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino - Cyrano de Bergerac | Jagna Dobesz - The Girl with the Needle |
| Best European Costume Design | 2013-present | Paco Delgado - Blancanieves | Tanja Hausner - The Devil's Bath |
| Best European Make-Up and Hair | 2016-present | Barbara Kreuzer - Land of Mine | Evalotte Oosterhop - When the Light Breaks |
| Best European Original Score | 1988-present | Yuri Khanon - Days of Eclipse | Frederikke Hoffmeier - The Girl with the Needle |
| Best European Sound | 2013-present | Matz Müller and Erik Mischijew - Paradise: Faith | Marc-Olivier Brullé, Pierre Bariaud, Charlotte Butrak, Samuel Aïchoun and Rodrigo Diaz - Souleymane's Story |
| Best European Visual Effects | 2018-present | Peter Hjorth - Border | Bryan Jones, Pierre Procoudine-Gorsky, Chervin Shafaghi and Guillaume Le Gouez - The Substance |
Broadcasters[]
| Country/Region | Broadcaster(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | HBO Europe | 2011, 2013, 2016 |
| Cineuropa | 2019, 2024 | |
| Euronews, europeanfilmawards.eu | 2024 | |
| Australia | SBS 2 | 2013 |
| Foxtel Arts | 2019 | |
| Austria | ORF III | 2013 |
| FM4 | 2019, 2024 | |
| Vienna Shorts | 2024 | |
| Belgium | cinenews.be | 2019 |
| Pickx+ | 2024 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHT 1 | 2019, 2024 |
| Croatia | HRT | 2019, 2024 |
| Cyprus | ARTos Foundation | 2019 |
| Czech Republic | Total Film | 2019 |
| ČT, DAfilms | 2024 | |
| Estonia | ETV2 | 2013 |
| ETV+ | 2016 | |
| Finland | Helsinki International Film Festival | 2019 |
| France | Arte | 2001, 2003-2006, 2011, 2013-2016, 2024 |
| Les Arcs Film Festival | 2019 | |
| Georgia | public.ge | 2019 |
| Germany | Arte | 2001, 2003-2006, 2011, 2013-2016, 2024 |
| RBB online | 2019 | |
| Greece | OTE Cinema 1HD | 2013 |
| Cosmote TV | 2016, 2019, 2024 | |
| Flix | 2024 | |
| Iceland | RÚV | 2019 |
| Ireland | RTÉ Player | 2019 |
| Cork International Film Festival | 2024 | |
| Italy | Rai Movie | 2016, 2019 |
| rai.it | 2019 | |
| MYmovies | 2024 | |
| Kosovo | Dokufest | 2019 |
| RTK Live | 2024 | |
| Latvia | LTV | 2016 |
| Riga International Film Festival | 2019 | |
| Splendid Palace | 2024 | |
| Lithuania | 15min | 2016 |
| LRT Plius | 2019, 2024 | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Film Festival | 2019 |
| Malta | PBS | 2019 |
| Netherlands | iffr.com | 2019 |
| Norway | Norway Film Institute | 2019 |
| Poland | TVP2 | 2006 |
| TVN | 2016, 2024 | |
| TVN Fabuła, New Horizons Cinema | 2019 | |
| Filmweb, Polish Film Award | 2024 | |
| Portugal | Portuguese Academy of Film (ICA) | 2019 |
| Romania | Transilvanis International Film Festival | 2019 |
| Russia | NTV Plus Kino+ | 2013 |
| NTV Plus | 2016 | |
| Serbia | Freezone Belgrade | 2019 |
| Slovakia | Theatre Bratislava, Visegrad Film Forum | 2019 |
| Slovenia | RTVSLO | 2019 |
| Spain | TV3 | 2013 |
| Movistar+ | 2016, 2019, 2024 | |
| Movistar CineDoc&Roll, Seville European Film Festival, Filmin | 2019 | |
| Audiovisual451 | 2024 | |
| Sweden | Moviezine | 2019 |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR, Swiss Films, Luzerner Zeitung | 2024 |
| Ukraine | NTU | 2019 |
| United Kingdom | Curzon Home Cinema | 2016, 2019 |